TIPPERARY EDGING OUT 2023 All-Ireland finalists Waterford was the big story of the day in the Glen Dimplex All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship, as the League champions got their summer campaign out to a dream start with a 1-19 to 2-13 victory in their Munster derby played at The Ragg. As expected, this was a tight affair throughout. At half-time Waterford led by 1-7 to 1-5 thanks to a Mairead O’Brien goal and an impressive five-point haul from Beth Carton, with Lorraine Bray and Sarah Lacey also on target for the Déise.
Tipperary found the net through Clodagh McIntyre, but were put under more pressure when O’Brien scored her second goal to push Waterford further in front. Mary Burke came close to a goal before popping it over the bar for Tipp to make it 1-11 to 2-11, and that left the Premier County close enough to take advantage of a red card for Waterford’s Keeley Corbett Barry with less than 10 minutes left. Tipp then powered on with the stronger finish, shooting five of the next six points to seize control.
Páirc Uí Rinn played host to Cork’s opening defence of their All-Ireland title, and where they ran out 1-15 to 1-6 winners over Wexford. As the rain lashed, Katrina Mackey and Amy O’Connor provide powerful performances for the home side. O’Connor got the game’s first score from a dead ball inside the opening minute.
After further scores from O’Connor, Mackey and Saoirse McCarthy, Wexford finally got off the mark thanks to a strike from Shelley.